A quantum computer corrected its own errors, improving its calculations
For the first time, a quantum computer has improved its results by repeatedly fixing its own mistakes midcalculation with a […]
Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the
Can solar farms and crop farms coexist?
Transcript James McCall: Solar production in the US really started to pick up around 2012. As solar really became mainstream,
A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility, stability
One of the most remarkable things about the human brain is that it changes. A lot. This ability to reinvent
A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations
Extreme Climate Survey Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you
Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics to the quantum age
Picture Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airships. Steam-powered robots crowd the streets, mingling with people in top
Earth’s ancient ‘greenhouse’ conditions were hotter than thought
Over the last 485 million years, Earth has been both a lot colder and a lot hotter than once thought.
This researcher studies how misinformation seeps into science and politics
TV stars and terrorists may appear to have little in common. But after watching YouTube videos by members of a
HIV and illicit drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why
It was as a Ph.D. student that Dionna Williams realized the fundamental flaws in how medical science treats people who
X-rays from nuclear blasts could defend Earth from asteroids
An asteroid hurtling toward Earth could be deflected without a spacecraft ever touching it. The trick is using X-rays to